This time of social distancing and stay home orders has many looking for something to do. Luckily, I have lots of craft and painting supplies in my art room. It’s just a matter of motivating myself to stop reading and get busy crafting. Recently, a friend asked about a wine cork bird house project that … Continue reading
I spent months drooling over the US map license plate wall art that has been showing up in decor magazines and even on television shows. I thought it would go perfect in our grands’ travel themed room in our new home. The problem was the cost. The price for ones made from actual license plates … Continue reading
Summer is one of my favorite times of the year and Pinterest is full of wonderful crafts to help celebrate the season. For a fun summer project, I decided to choose something from Pinterest every week and report on my success or failure. Thankfully, this week’s Pinterest attempt was a success. Red, White & Blue … Continue reading
Blogging 101 I actually started this blog in 2008 with the plan of posting photos, scrapbook pages, freebies, page designs and crafting how tos. Due to a busy life of work, grandsons and a tendency to procrastinate my posts were rather random. After an early retirement last year, I suddenly found more time to write. At first, … Continue reading
The Budget Meeting The meeting with our builder went better than I expected. It was a long meeting with lots of discussion about possibilities for reducing costs. It was obvious that he had given a lot of thought to what could be done to stay in our budget. You can read about our budget concerns … Continue reading
Rainy Day Reflections 